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USA

Fertility and reproduction

The missing consequences of birth spacing on child outcomes

September 5, 2022September 5, 2022 Kieron Barclay
Americas, birth rate, Children, USA

Short birth intervals are often believed to be detrimental for children. While this may be true in some (poor) settings, and for some birth outcomes (preterm birth and low birth … Read more

Fertility and reproduction

Changing attitudes may explain the decline in US birth rates since 2007

March 21, 2022 Melissa S. Kearney and Phillip B. Levine
birth rate, Children, USA

The US birth rate has fallen since the 2007 Great Recession, with no signs of reversing. This decline has occurred among women of different age subgroups, education levels, races and … Read more

Health and mortality

America’s pandemic of the unvaccinated

March 14, 2022 Joseph Chamie
Americas, coronavirus, covid-19, Health, Mortality, USA

The politicization of COVID-19 has changed America’s coronavirus pandemic from a serious public health concern into a major political issue and has contributed to vaccine avoidance. With many Americans declining … Read more

Fertility and reproduction

The effect of migration on the fertility of Chinese women in the USA

January 13, 2022 Wanli Nie and Pau Baizan
Asia, china, Migration, USA, woman

In the years between 1975 and 2005, migrants from China to the US were more likely to have a second and third birth than non-migrant Chinese. Wanli Nie and Pau … Read more

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Did you know?

January 30, 2022November 29, 2021 N-IUSSP
coronavirus, covid-19, England, graphics, Health, Mortality, USA

Mortality rates by vaccination status reveal that mortality is much higher among the unvaccinated.Conversely, absolute numbers (deaths by vaccination status) give no indication about the virus-protecting action of vaccines.

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Open doors for the American dream. Reagan’s last speech as president (1989).

May 17, 2021April 15, 2019 N-IUSSP
Americas, immigrant, immigration, migrant, USA, video

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